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    Throughout the United States, there are thousands of books and novels that are banned for different reasons. Whether it be for language, content, or religion, the books that have been banned by schools for what the book contains and how it makes the readers feel. To Kill A Mockingbird, considered to be an American classic, continues to be amongst one of the top banned novels in high school across the country. All throughout the novel, Harper Lee expresses vulgar and explicit language that in our

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    Almost everyone remembers there first book, just as much as they would remember there first car. Everyone starts somewhere, it could be a late start of an early start. I started reading when I was five years old, my first book was a Dictionary. People find it odd that the Dictionary was my first book because, it was the center point in which people could find almost every word in the English language. Knowing that made me want to read it, or at least attempt to read it. My first time picking it up

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    York: Scholastic Inc., 1983. This book is about a boy named Max who goes on an adventure to where the wild things live. Max gets sent to his room for being wild in the house and causing trouble. Then Max’s room slowly turns into a forest and Max goes on his adventure. Max gets there and scares all the wild things with a magic trick. They name Max the wildest thing of all and he becomes king of the wild things. Eventually Max gets lonely and comes home. This book has a few valuable messages. Imagination

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    number of books that were banned or challenged in the United States in the year 2017. Likewise, that was thirty plus life lessons, themes, and morals people could not learn. That was thirty books that people could not read. Most importantly, it violated their First Amendment rights. Some people believe books should not be banned in schools/libraries because it limits the important life lessons that could be learned and it also violates the First Amendment rights of U.S. citizens. Books have many

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    Books are an essential to both school and after school life. They are the messages that have shaped our country. Unfortunately, many books have been banned from school libraries all across the United States for their messages or the themes they possess. While these books could be read out of school hours, they have been banned from school libraries or reading centers. While there are some aspects I do not agree with, I do, however, believe this is a good policy because it preserves the innocent

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    to at least finish a book. We now live in a world where social medias almost dominates our daily activities. It’s unlikely to have a place for us to consume a non-fiction or fiction book. As absurd as it sounds but that’s how people often think. We now live in an egalitarian society, where everyone is given the freedom and right of its own. An essay titled “Book War” by Wang Ping tackles about the time where reading is banned, and how dangerous it is to posses any types of books. It didn’t exactly

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    Artist Books

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    The artistic book is an intriguing category of art. Though this artform is new, there is vast diversity between artist books. There is a large variety in mediums used, types of books created, and even the production of the piece. Despite these differences, there are some qualities inherent to the artist book. What sets artists books apart from typical books one might find in a bookstore is how the books are made. In most books, the publisher is the one behind the creation of the book. The final product

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    Essay On Banning Books

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    “Yes, books are dangerous. They should be dangerous, they contain ideas.” -Pete Hautman, author of Godless. As our class got together, many discussions on books being banned occurred throughout the semester. Throughout the different books we read as a class, the reoccurring theme kept being brought up; why do we need the things in books? At first the answer was easy, we need books to keep learning. But the more we discussed and read the more we discovered that the basic answer isn’t all there is

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    Libraries are supposed to be filled with books of all subjects, but every day certain books are locked out of and banned from libraries. Everywhere, even in countries where freedom of speech is protected, censorship of books takes place (Currie-McGhee 27). Censorship refers to restricting the access to something. Some people think that certain books contain content that should not be read, and that they are protecting people by censoring it. However, books are full of information, and while some of

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    Have you ever wondered what would happen if books did not exist? Would humans even read at all? There are many books that have been banned or challenged so that students can not read them. Books should not be banned from schools, libraries, or anywhere. Books are on this planet for people to read and learn from them. “Of Mice and Men” is a book that has been challenged in many school boards. One reason of why books should not be banned is that books express creativity, emotions, and meanings to the

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